The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-18
A PA WNBR0KER'S SHOP.
SCENES IN a PLACE WHERE MONEY
Is MADE OUT OF MISERY.
Stsps on DOwnhill Road-Pledxing
Wedding Ring-The SLOW March from
Wealth TO Poverty-NIuch Profit for
Itffie OUTLAY.

Wedding Ring-The SLOW March from
Wealth to Poverty-Much Profit for
Little OUTLAY.
A pawnbroker was 5usily engaged yes
/ terday afternoon looking through hrs
books I'm his shop on the bowery near
Hester street One OF Inspector Byrnes
detectives stood al his elbow. looking over
! the book also. The detective was looking
| for some stolen property. which he had
| been Informed had been planted IN this
place While they were running over the
/ items. there was "a sharp ring of the office
door bell and woman walked slowly TO
the counter Her clothes were "a faded
black and torn in places There was
nothing bat sadness in the pinched lines
i'm her face. and her emaciated body and
trembling hands told story Of woe and
misery louder than words. She started
back pace or two. a the paWnbrOker
stepped nimbly in front Of her from be-
hind his desk, as if half inclined 10 get
away from the place altogether There
were tears IN her eyes when She went back
to the counter, and she turned her face
partly around from the pawnbroker, to
hide her emotion There is little senti-
ment I'm the pawnbroker's heart and he
tapped neryously ON the counter. waiting
for the woman go say or do something.
After moments mental struggle she
took a heavy gold ring from her finger
and pushed il toward the money lender
u was her wedding ring The pawn
broker examined the ring closely weighed
10 and tested JOS quality with acid. Being
satisfied that 10 was genuine. he laid 81
and q ticket ON the counter. Tie did not
ask the woman name. she had been TO
see him before She clutched the money
quickly and hurried away trying vainly
to keep back the sob, that yelled mp into
her throat
well. that's the end of her. -aid the
pawnbr0ker as the smile OF ~hylock
spread over his face and raised wrinkles
ON his bald head
"What do you mean, he was asked.
ut means that I've lost her trade and
will probably never see her again NO
matter how hard the luck woman is inthe
last thing 10 go is the wedding ring Her
husband may have been worthless
sc0uudrel but She will stick Co the ring
until there is nothing else Co pawn s.
pawnbrOker ifs a constant witness OF the
decline of the human race. or at least q
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who redeems the goods because he usually
gets a bargain some people nave pas
sion for pawning things. There is mo- me-
cessty for them 90 do 80. but d. comes
from an eccentric mental condition. such
as IS found in klep'omahiac' ana they
cannot help IT,
DO you have many visits from thieves
with stolen goods.
Not a. many as is commonly supposed.
We have our eyes open all the time for
stolen goods ms IL is not pleasant TO have
the reputation OF keeping fence. The
pawnbroker is am adjunct oi the detective
office, aud frequently gives evidence which
leads 90 The detection OF Thieves. IL has
been done So often that thieves look with
suspicion ON "a pawnbroker. and when
they have any goods TO dispose of usually
melt them for old gold OF silver or take